Nose Reshaping

We now have an instructional rhinoplasty video up on the website that goes into visual detail on how to properly clean your rhinoplasty incision. This should be helpful for anyone out there having an open rhinoplasty approach. You will find the video link on our ever-growing Rhinoplasty Tutorial page. I…

The latest addition to our growing online rhinoplasty patient tutorial focuses on preservation of one's look during rhinoplasty surgery. This case of a patient from San Diego, CA is great illustrative example of how to perform rhinoplasty surgery while preserving the natural look of the face. We hope you enjoy…

Learn more about management of a pinched and collapsed nasal tip. This patient from San Diego had prior surgery by a different surgeon years ago. Unfortunately, her nasal tip began to collapse leaving her with a pinched appearance. In addition, she had issues with the contour and shape of her…

This is a female Middle Eastern rhinoplasty patient who sought out an expert rhinoplasty surgeon to reshape her nose. Her main issues involve the nasal tip and columella region. More specifically, this particular patient had what is called a hanging columella. This means that the area in between the nostrils…

This is another example of primary tip open rhinoplasty in a female patient who was from San Diego, CA. This young lady was unhappy with how her nasal tip appeared droopy (ptotic) and was excessively wide. The nose was also asymmetrical (crooked) in terms of the front view. During her…

Read more about this amazing revision rhinoplasty case that involves a female patient who had previous nose job surgery by a different plastic surgeon. Unfortunately, her results were not as successful as she desired. She suffered for many years with a nose that simply did not fit her face -…

Learn about closed revision rhinoplasty technique used to rebuild this San Diego revision rhinoplasty patient's nose following trauma and collapse. Dr. John Hilinski was sought out because of his widespread reputation as one of the leading rhinoplasty and nose reconstruction specialists in all of San Diego, CA. This particular female…

See the latest addition to the ever growing online rhinoplasty resource written by Dr. John Hilinski - one of San Diego's best rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty surgeons. This latest online rhinoplasty chapter focuses on a San Diego female patient with a dorsal hump and bulbous nasal tip who sought out…

That's right. A recent online study was published in Cosmetic Surgery Times eNews that discusses how many patients actually look 1-2 years younger from having cosmetic rhinoplasty surgery performed. Although this type of facial plastic surgery is quite different than having a facelift or neck lift procedure done, rhinoplasty surgery…

I wanted to update everyone on Christine's progress following rhinoplasty surgery performed nearly one month ago now. For those of you who don't know, Christine works in the front office here at the clinic. We previously posted a blog entry showing her healing within weeks of having cosmetic nose surgery…